Isaiah 45:11

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9 “Woe to him who strives with ^ahis Maker!
Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth!
^bShall the clay say to him who forms it, ‘What are you making?’
Or shall your handiwork say, ‘He has no hands’?

10 Woe to him who says to his father, ‘What are you begetting?’
Or to the woman, ‘What have you brought forth?’ ”

11 Thus says the Lord,
The Holy One of Israel, and his Maker:
^a“Ask Me of things to come concerning ^bMy sons;
And concerning ^cthe work of My hands, you command Me.

12 ^aI have made the earth,
And ^bcreated man on it.
I—My hands—stretched out the heavens,
And ^call their host I have commanded.

13 ^aI have raised him up in righteousness,
And I will¹ direct all his ways;
He shall ^bbuild My city
And let My exiles go free,
^cNot for price nor reward,”
Says the Lord of hosts.

The Lord, the Only Savior

14 Thus says the Lord:
^a“The labor of Egypt and merchandise of Cush
And of the Sabeans, men of stature,
Shall come over to you, and they shall be yours;
They shall walk behind you,
They shall come over ^bin chains;
And they shall bow down to you.
They will make supplication to you, saying, ^c‘Surely God is in you,
And there is no other;
^dThere is no other God.’ ”

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Isaiah 45:11

Ask me of things to come "And he that formeth the things which are to come" - I read veyotser , without the vau suffixed; from the Septuagint, who join it in construction with the following word, ̔ .

"Do ye question me." - tishaluni , Chald. recte; praecedit tau ; et sic forte legerunt reliqui Intt. - Secker. "The Chaldee has, more properly, tishaluni , with a tau preceding; and thus the other interpreters probably read." The learned bishop therefore reads the passage thus: -

"Thus saith Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel;

And he that formeth the things which are to come;

Do ye question me concerning my children?

And do ye give me directions concerning the work of my hands?"

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